Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-17
A Slnnder Refuted.

TO ths Editor OF the Gazette.
DEAR SIR-Not long since an article
was published In a Fort Worth paper
purporting to be a communication from
some one signing himself Chemist" In
which the work done by the ladies of the
Price Baking Powder Company WAS in
gentously slandered. We call upon this
bidder" Chemlst" 10 step forward anG give
the public his name, that 1t may be seen
who Ii is that waits till months sfters the
works. done, snd these VINO did II far
away, before dealing his "stabs ia, the
dark";over an anonymous signature. We
have no expectation of this being done,
however, as we rather suspect the author
of 1t to oe q corporation depending for it's
very existence upon the fumes of ammo
nis which these ladies have been exposing
by their simple experiments. 3
In refutalion Of this SANDER, and in
proof of the quality of DR.. Price s5BakiD G
Powder, its freedom from fourand the
adulteTaDts, alum and ammonia, lalsothe
reliability ard honesty Of the test shown
by these ladies, we respectfully submit TO
the public the following Endorsements
from the highest chemical authority in
Texas: z
UNIVERSITY or TEXAS.
l purchased sample of DR.. Prices
Cream Baking9 Powder and the Royal
Baking Powder, both IN the city Of Aus
tin, and subjected them to rigid examin-
alton. The results Of the chemical snsly-
sis lead me TO give the Price Baking Pow
der the preference. q
The materials from which the Price
Baking Powder is made are pure and well
selected, whereas the "Ro5al" Baking
Powder is composed of like materials it
is true, but contained with impul tiles and
foreign substances, etc, carbonste Of
ammonia, phosphateof lime and sulphate
of potash. =
The strength of the Price Baking Pow
der is greater, weight for weight, than
the "Royal"
l also found that the reaction of the
which is certainly not conducive to diges-
ton.
There is no ammonia IN the Price Bak-
ing Powder, while in the "Roysr' the
amount Of ammonia is SO large that even
to smell it while bot is afs2greeable.
The injurious effects of emmOnis on the
digestion is admitted By al medical au-
thorittes; any substance containing it
should not be used asan article of diet.
This reason alone should suffice TO
prove the superiority of DR.. Price, Cream
Baking Powder.
EDGAR EvRRHART. .Ph. D.,
Professor of Che mistry, University of
Texas, Austin, Tex.
November 5, 1885.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, March 10, 1856.
DIR. Prices Baking Powder coatains no
-four, nor any Constituent , ther than
pure. EDGARsEyERHART, Phi D,
Professor Of Chemistry.
The simple test as shown By these
ladies any one can make after seeing it
done. 1t is tQanix teaspoonful sof bak-
ing powder with two Of water, and allow
it to rise, during which process the quail
ity of the powder is easily Indicated by
the color gndthe smell. Then boil It;
good, pure, Cream Of tsrter baking pow
der will giye2of a sweet odor; powder,
adulteTGted with alum and ammonia, will !
give off q sour ammOnicaI smell, plainlv
showing the nature OF the adulteTant. Of
this test, Professor Egerhart says, "that
the action Of DR.. Prices Powder is an
evidence of its superiority: that the boil |
ing OF a powder will evolve ammonia * il !
Is Contained therein, and that pure cream |
Of tarter baking powders will not give on
gas" These facts given |
from such good authority, effectuslly re-
fute the false statements made 10 the am |
Onymous article. The malignant, trashy !
sneers about taking Fort Worth "house-
keepers for lot OF illiterate FOOLS" etc,
are not worth noticing, and are certainly !
worthy arguments of those who indorse
the use of ammonia in baking powder.
PRICE BAKING POWDER Co.